New contest from Internet Review of Books

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Have you heard of the Internet Review of Books? From their blog: Newspapers are gradually withering away. Sad to say, among the first things to go have been book sections, and the space given to reviews in most papers shrinks daily. We aim to fill this gap with the Internet Review of Books, an online [...]

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Will Shortz to speak at UVA

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

This one is going on the calendar for sure: Will Shortz Location: Chemistry 402 Date and Time: Wednesday April 2, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (EST) Description: Come see Will Shortz, crossword editor of The New York Times whose puzzles appear in the Cavalier Daily. He is puzzle master for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” [...]

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Viggo? McCarthy? The Road?

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Who knew this? Did you know this? That Viggo Mortensen is starring in a film version of Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road? Pinky knew it.

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“Garfield minus Garfield”

Posted on February 26, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

You’ve suspected it all along: the only thing preventing Garfield from being an indictment of modern American anomie is Garfield himself. Behold Garfield minus Garfield: poignant, disturbing, moving, and much, much funnier. (Via Bookslut)

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